Date: 12 February 2026
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Hiring of an External International Agency to undertake Early-Stage Impact Assessment of CDRI’s Strategic Work Plan (SWP) 2023-26
1. Background
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), an International Organization, recognized vide Gazette Notification F. No. D-II/451/16(3)/2021 by the Government of India, is a multi-stakeholder global partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and academic and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development. The vision, mission, goal, and objectives of CDRI are explicitly linked to the post-2015 development agendas. CDRI promotes its Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI) mandate through knowledge exchange and bolstering technical capacities among member countries and partners through the following key Strategic Priorities:
- Advocacy and Partnerships
- Research, Knowledge Management, and Capacity Building
- Program Support and Technical Assistance
2. CDRI Charter
CDRI seeks to expand the development and retrofitting of resilient infrastructure systems to support sustainable development, universal access to basic services, and economic growth, while responding to increasing climate and disaster risks. Its mission is to support countries in upgrading existing and future infrastructure systems, in full alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The governance of the Coalition comprises the Governing Council, the Executive Committee, and the Secretariat. The Governing Council is the highest policy-making body and comprises all members of the Coalition, including national governments, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders. The Governing Council shall be co-chaired by representatives of two national governments, with India being the permanent co-chair of the Governing Council.
The Executive Committee serves as the managerial body responsible for overseeing implementation of the Governing Council’s decisions, providing operational guidance to the Secretariat, approving major projects and grants, supervising work planning, and commissioning audits and outcome evaluations. The Secretariat implements the work programme, supports the governance bodies, and delivers CDRI’s technical assistance, research, advocacy, and partnership functions in accordance with the Charter.
CDRI pursues its mission through three core programmes. Technical Support and Capacity Development anchors multi-country project development, institutional innovation, and capacity enhancement, including the development of standards, certification mechanisms, and the deployment of technical expertise to strengthen risk governance and financing of resilient infrastructure. Research and Knowledge Management promotes collaborative research, global publications, and shared data systems to enable improved practices in resilient infrastructure development. Advocacy and Partnerships strengthen networks among knowledge and implementation partners, ensure dissemination of CDRI outputs, promote alignment with other global initiatives, and convene strategic dialogues and workshops.
3. Strategic Work Plan 2023-26 (SWP)
Following the completion of the CDRI’s Work Plan 2020-2022, CDRI conducted a thorough multi-stakeholder review to gather lessons from the implementation of the previous work plan and to shape a vision in response to emerging issues related to infrastructure resilience. The SWP 2023-2026 was approved in March 2023.
CDRI’s Strategic Work Plan 2023-26 describes the broad contours of its priority actions and planned initiatives in the coming years. Initiatives include work across Transport, Telecom, Power, Health, and Urban Development, whilst ensuring technical standards and capacity development. In the next two years, the Coalition will continue to leverage the expertise of its Member Countries and partners to develop context-specific, innovative solutions for resilient infrastructure towards the achievement of national priorities and global commitments of its members.
Within the Strategic Work Plan for 2023 – 2026, CDRI has set out three strategic outcomes:
- Strategic Outcome 1: A strong Coalition that has the membership, resources, and global leadership to drive global, national, regional, and local DRI action.
- Strategic Outcome 2: Global DRI research, Coalition-led peer engagement, and CDRI-curated and generated knowledge promote risk-informed policy and practice.
- Strategic Outcome 3: Enhanced capacities of government, private enterprises, and communities to implement post-disaster recovery and DRI action at scale.
Additionally, the SWP also provides a framework for the Coalition members and partners to collaborate, cooperate, and advocate for meeting global goals and targets related to DRI.It also illustrates how the Coalition's interventions align to produce results or outcomes that support the achievement of the intended impact.
The agencies are requested to submit their proposal through email to tender.projects@cdri.world by 23:59 hrs (IST) on 09 March 2026.Responses received after the stipulated time or not in accordance will be summarily rejected.
Please ensure that your proposal is sent ONLY to the ABOVE-MENTIONED email ID before the closing date & time. Proposals sent/copied to any other email ID (other than above) OR received after the bid closing date & time (mentioned above) will not be entertained.
For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below.
[1] RFP updated on 13 February 2026 (non-material revisions)